Sentences with phrase «advancing their agenda at»

Because of this, mainline Democrats have faced difficulty advancing their agenda at the state level despite having a majority in the Assembly and a twice - elected Democratic governor.

Defiant and determined to transform the Democratic Party, Sen. Bernie Sanders is opening a two - month phase of his presidential campaign aimed at inflicting a heavy blow on Hillary Clinton in California and amassing enough leverage to advance his agenda at the convention in July — or even wrest the nomination from her.

Not exact matches

«By being involved at all levels of government, she helps advance the public policy agenda for retailers, their employees and customers in her community.»

Together, these groups have been very adept at advancing an anti-public services, anti-taxation, anti-labour union, and pro free - market agenda nationally and provincially.

«I know enough that you can not have the advancing of the radical homosexual agenda and religious liberty at the same time, in the same nation,» he preached.

@raison — I laughed out loud at your phrase in a discussion of abortion and Catholics: «the rubber of nonsense hitting the road in order to advance someone's agenda».

The two represent the type of «pragmatic spirituality» that Trump evoked throughout his campaign, with Graham advancing a political agenda and White a financial one, according to John D. Wilsey, author of American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion and an assistant professor of history and Christian apologetics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

«What can we do to ensure that, if the leave campaign looks to be gaining momentum at a late stage, that will not be used to pretend that there are things on the meeting's agenda to try to change people's opinions, or that things will not be leaked in advance of that meeting to try to give people the impression that the Government have agreed a better deal than is actually the case?»

Over 100 companies have signed up to a «business compact» aimed at advancing the coalition's social mobility agenda.

The March 9, 2000 discussion of online campaign management at the Washington, DC CampaignNet Conference was a welcome change: four professional campaign managers discussed in detail how issue and candidate campaigns can use the web and email to advance their agendas.

Topics included his encounter with Zephyr Teachout at the Labor Day Parade Saturday, Hochul's candidacy, his engagement with the IDC and Republicans, whether he's «advanced progressive ideals» and his «ethics agenda».

While he and his wife Marilyn gave a similar amount — $ 105,000 — to the governor's campaign committee from 2011 — 2014, they also gave over $ 1.5 million to the state party at a time it was working solely to advance Cuomo's agenda.

«Phil has been at my side from the beginning, and as someone who has been instrumental in advancing our agenda, there is no one better suited to deliver our message of fighting to make our city better and fairer,» de Blasio said in a statement.

Nor will the Carswell agenda itemised at his press conference — changing the law so that erring MPs can be recalled, or regaining control of the UK's borders, or even disrupting sofa government — be advanced by his departure for Ukip.

While Mr. de Blasio faced significant challenges advancing his agenda this year in Albany and Washington, it has been the opposite at the City Council, where fellow Democrat Ms. Mark - Viverito has helped him win approval on a number of planks from his 2013 mayoral campaign.

In a statement issued at 4:30 p.m., Klein said, «The State Party's assurance that our progressive legislative agenda will be advanced is a victory for the people of New York.

But as James Forsyth predicted in The Telegraph at the time: «Someone else, more plausible and with less baggage, will come along and seriously advance the BNP's vile agenda.»

The Campaign For One New York, the 501 (c)(4) group de Blasio started to advance his political agenda at the start of his mayoralty, is refusing to comply with a subpoena sent in recent weeks by JCOPE seeking information about the group's donors.

Cuomo has been brilliant at creating the conditions to advance his agenda — running up high public - approval ratings, propping up amenable legislative leaders.

Increasingly though our membership of the EU - at least on the current terms - is regarded as a means of advancing the socialist agenda.

But it's been a boon to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has at times played sides against one another to advance his own agenda.

Here's hoping that the apparent rhetorical reluctance to put ethics reform at the top of the governor's legislative agenda does not reflect a lack of interest on his part to advance meaningful measures to reform Albany.

Matters to be included on the agenda for action at any regular or special meeting of the Council shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Officer at least sixty days in advance of the meeting.

Early this August, at his request, the minority staff of the House Committee on Government Reform issued a 40 - page report charging the Bush administration with misusing science to advance a conservative agenda.

To advance his agenda, Friedman last year launched Future Cities, a project aimed at studying the practical impact of nontraditional rules and legal systems.

1985 - 1986 Executive Branch Fellow Kerri - Ann Jones is now a vice president at PEW Charitable Trusts, directing an agenda focused on advancing research and science.

«I felt like it really didn't advance the agenda enough,» said Ria Voorhaar, director of engagement and outreach at the Global Strategic Communications Council.

However, the more they begin to use the dream world as a tool to advance their hidden agendas they realize that their visions are trying to tell them something more, and that their very real lives are at stake.

Stand for Children exists to challenge the conventional power arrangements of the K - 12 public education system, organizing parents at the grassroots level to advance a school reform agenda.

NIEER chief Steve Barnett is known to be a key administration advisor and strategist on this issue and has appeared with the president at public events (e.g., Decatur, Georgia) designed to advance this agenda.

The Brown Act calls for all meetings of local legislative bodies be open to the public and for their agendas and meeting materials to be publicly posted in advance, among other requirements aimed at complete openness to the public.

They must be seen as ruthless special interest groups that will stop at nothing to advance their agenda.

Earlier this month, we were excited and honored to attend the symposium «Closing the Gaps: A Policy and Practice Conversation to Advance an Opportunity Agenda,» presented by the National Education Association at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Mr. Brooks suggestion at the end of his column is something all SEL4MA members should consider as our approach to advance the SEL agenda.

Under the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By - Laws, the Chairman of the Board is responsible for (a) presiding at board meetings, (b) calling special meetings on an as - needed basis, (c) execution and administration of Trust policies including (i) setting the agendas for board meetings and (ii) providing information to board members in advance of each board meeting and between board meetings.

Winograd's marketing plans shift like the wind, but to understand why this particular plan is being sold at this moment, it is important to realize who Winograd's backers are and why they get him to market these agendas — the breeding industry, that has been promoting him for years and advancing him as representing their financial interests.

CFHS members understand the importance of advancing animal welfare at the national level and that CFHS membership brings direct benefit to your organization, including the cohesion offered by a strong national voice for humane societies and SPCAs to advance Canada's animal welfare agenda, increasing visibility with national decision - makers through our presence on influential national committees and coalitions — not to mention exclusive funding opportunities and original, evidence - based research and resources and opportunities to connect with animal welfare organizations across the country.

I'm certainly open to looking at everything, but I have a focus based around the advanced planning / agenda we're doing.

The hypocritical Obama - Purdon - FWS policy exists solely to protect, promote and advance an anti-hydrocarbon agenda that is increasingly at odds with environmental, scientific, economic, job - creation and public opinion reality — and to safeguard wind turbines that survive solely because of government mandates, taxpayer subsidies... and exemptions from laws that rule, penalize and terrorize the rest of us.

There is also the factor of the conservative influence of established schools of scientific thought shaping the reports» agendas, as is observed in the somewhat cynical proverb that «Science advances one funeral at a time.»

Unfortunately, rational thought has not prevailed, and it is true that we are exporting «pollution» (at great expense to the Australian and other economies) so that the Chief's pissant progressives can feel virtuous; or alternatively, to advance their anti-Western, socialist, agendas.

But the only difference it seems to make is to advance Oxfam's self - interested agenda, at the expense of development.

Given this focus on reducing costs at the pre-trial stage and the criticisms that have been advanced over many years, the obvious next candidate for the procedural reform agenda must be witness statements.

The Employer is advancing its own agenda at the expense of bargaining unit members.

At the time, the Law Society explained, in part, that «[c] ontributions are only made through the purchase of tickets to attend events hosted by the parties and / or elected politicians» and that «[t] he Law Society's goal in participating in these events is to advance the knowledge of the government and the opposition regarding the agenda of the regulator and justice issues more broadly.»

Attend Congressional hearings, press briefings, legislative briefings and committee mark - ups, and fully participate in advancing the Association's legislative agenda at the federal, state and local levels.

«They've gone above and beyond to help us at this critical moment, when an extreme minority is hijacking the budget process to advance a narrow ideological agenda.»

Mr. Brooks suggestion at the end of his column is something all SEL4MA members should consider as our approach to advance the SEL agenda.

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Throughout the year, with the help of association executives across the country, Whatley will be recognizing REALTOR ® who are doing an extraordinary job of advancing the real estate industry agenda at the local or state level.